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2021 Porsche Taycan engine problems

17 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2021 Porsche Taycan, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
17 17% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

While driving on a highway at about 60 MPH, the a warning message appeared stating "electrical system error / park vehicle in a safe place." fortunately was able to maneuver vehicle to the shoulder before losing responsiveness. Vehicle then went into park status with no ability to drive. Then received message that 12v battery is low. Very unsafe because vehicle suddenly lost power in a high-speed driving situation

Reported at 876 miles, March 2021

The contact owns a 2021 Porsche Taycan. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle began to shudder and then stalled as the "electrical system error, park vehicle in a safe place" warning message illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle failed again soon after restart. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to his home. The contact then called the local dealer and the vehicle was towed to the dealer.

Reported at 1,234 miles, July 2021

Other problems reported for the 2021 Porsche Taycan

Engine problems in other years

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  • 2025
  • 2024
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  • 2021
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Engine problems across all Porsche models